GUEST EDITORIAL: Boston terror attack points to the things we value most

In the wake of Monday's heinous terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon, we join others across America in sending the message that we will not be intimidated. The perpetrators of this terrorist attack will be hunted down and brought to the harsh justice they deserve.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who were killed and injured and to their shocked and grieving families. We wish all who witnessed the attack a full recovery from the trauma. And we resolve to join them and other Americans, as well as people across the globe, in condemning this vicious attack on innocent people.

Once again, the nation witnessed the quick, competent and dedicated response of first responders. As the nation witnessed on 9/11 in New York, first responders in Boston rushed into the heart of the disaster to aid the injured, secure the area and help control and direct many people who were startled and disoriented from the bomb explosions, and led them to safety.

Ambulance personnel, doctors, nurses and hospital staff across the city of Boston responded with professionalism, secure in the training and dedication that prepared them to deal with any disaster. They long will be remembered in the nation's prayers.

Terrorist attacks are intended to intimidate and instill fear in the lives of innocent people. But the people of Boston and of this nation will not be brought to their knees by such senseless violence aimed at ordinary citizens. If those behind the attack believe they have succeeded, they are sorely mistaken. Instead, they have steeled our resolve to find them and bring them to justice. Their sick and twisted message, whatever it was meant to be, is rejected, and our nation's message to them and to others who would do us harm, is to watch what comes next as these criminals are brought to justice.

The trauma of the attack in Boston is shared by everyone who watched the news of the attack unfold on Monday. One result is a collective outrage and a resolve to take care of each other, heal our wounds, reject violence and move forward as a free and democratic nation.

Such events leave their mark on history. They become symbols, not of fear and tragedy, but of courage and commitment to our nation's ideals. Like other national tragedies, the attack in Boston affects everyone. It reminds us that what we collectively value is more important than the things that often needlessly divide us.

-Jackson (Tenn.) Sun

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Boston terror attack points to the things we value most

In the wake of Monday's heinous terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon, we join others across America in sending the message that we will not be intimidated.

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